Water Emergency Relief Project

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Operation Abstract: Summary Description of Proposed Project (Approved as part of Approval package on 28 Jun 2023)The project aims to restore access to vital water supply and surface water irrigation services in selected areas in Afghanistan with priority to extreme and severe drought affected rural areas. The project will be financed by an ARTF grant of US$100 million using an IPF instrument with five components of (i) Component 1: Provision of Emergency Water Supply in Identified Rural Areas (US$52 million). This component is for construction and rehabilitation of small-scale climate-resilient water supply systems, the project will preserve and improve access to basic water services that make households and communities more resilient to drought, and other risks; (ii) Component 2: Improved Surface Water Irrigation Using Solar Technologies in Selected Rural Areas (US$34 million); This component will finance the provision of off-grid solar systems and, where applicable energy efficient equipment to support installation and improved efficiency of surface water irrigation in the selected areas; (iii) Component 3: Technical Training and Public Awareness Campaigns (US$3 million). This component will finance consultancy service to develop and deliver technical training modules for water-related entities with focus on bodies women can still access such as private sector employment and community-level platforms, the women’s sub-committees of the CDCs; (iv) Component 4: Implementation Support (US$11 million): This component will support the costs of AKF and UNOPS, to manage and oversee the program, including technical support, training, monitoring, and reporting.